Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-20
Gone With $1,000.

BRINGING HOME A WOMAN FROM HONG KONG AMD
RUNNING AWAY WITH HER.
Capt ii. T. Evans, commander OF the big Ameri-
can ship Grandee, has fed from New York, taking
with him s., 900 OF her owners money and woman
whose acquaintance he made In China The Gran
dee arrived a week ago. after passage OF four
months, from Hong Kong. 1t was dark when she
dropped anchor, and the next morning Capt.
Evans S1gnalled b0atman and was pulled ashore
with the woman. She was landed In one place and
he In another. The first person 20 greet the cap
tain when he stepped on the pier was the former
commander and part owner Of the craft, Capt.
Jacobs. He had seen the my terious landing OF
the woman, and as the crews shipping articles
contained the name OF no female his suspicious
were aroused. He determined 10 remain silent for
q few days and make Inquiries among the boat
men. Two days after the vessel was docked al
Pier a., East River, where she stil remains.
IL was then that Capt Jacobs requested Capt
Evans TO prepare his accounts for settlement, ae
the same time giving him check for 81, 900 TO pay
the crew. who had sailed I'm the vessel full year.
He fixed the time for Saturday last, but when he
went ON board the vessel he learned from the ship
keeper that Capt Evans had packed up all his per.
We're nad snonav WIN ana anoh sns
The sailors say the woman who came from Hong
Kong on the vessel is a German girl who formerly
resided In New York. She was paid by physician
a big sum to go 10 China. Capt. Evans met her I'm
Hong Kong. He became entirety enamored OF her
and determined TO bring her back TO America In
order TO raise no suspicious, the sailors say he
registered her on the ships books stewardess.
The captain told the sailors that she was his wifa
Mr.. CARNEGIE's VIEWS AND HIS CBEcK.-Mr.
Andrew Carnegie has sent his check for 81 900 10
division OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Eng1-
neers In Pittsburg. In doing so Mr.. Carnegie
writes: i am strong believer In the advantages
OF trades unions and organizations OF workInen
generally, believing that they are the best educa-
tive instruments within reach. And when wish
TO illustrate the SoundneSS OF my views never
fail TO refer TO the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
g1neers say that this brotherhood has distinctly
raised the character and position OF locomotive
engineers that AZ has been best for them and BEST
for the railway companies who employ them J
trust II Will always be managed with the wlsdou
and prudence which have hitherto most fortu-
nately been found In its councils"
THOSE BOGUS VIRGINIA BoSDs.-A Boston dispatch
saws: I" Two or three smart young men made some
thing of a sensation at the Home Savings Bank
Monday by going I'm and Offering 70 sell three
n 600 Virginia bogus bonds. IL was the first tntt
matlon that the bank oficlais had that any OF the
bonds were In the city. The young men went
away without efrecting q sale. Inspector Andy
Boughton was put on the case, and soon discovered
that about twenty such bonds were In Boston and
perhaps more. Most OF them had been bought by
Sawyer O dealer In old coins, who has q store on
washington street. He says he purchased the
bonds at nifty cents each and sold them for 81 as
curfosities Five were In his possession at the
time. He said be would take a for the lot. None
have been passed as genuine, or II they have none
have been reported Inspector Hought0n says he
has good reason TO believe that these bonds are
distributed through all the towns between here
and New York"
M uur, NM